• Clean drinking water? Have your well tested to be sure
  During National Drinking Water Week, EPA reminds private well owners that having safe drinking water means having regular water checkups. More than 20 ...
• US water resources department launches new public information system
  The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a new water resources data management tool called the Integrated Water Resources Information System ...
• US energy dept awards US$126m for carbon sequestration projects
  The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced awards of more than US$126.6 million to the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB) ...
• Finding the real potential of no-till farming for sequestering carbon
  The potential of no-tillage (NT) soils for increasing the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool must be critically and objectively assessed. Most of the previous ...
• Limitations of charcoal as an effective carbon sink
  Fire-derived charcoal is thought to be an important carbon sink. However, a SLU paper in Science shows that charcoal promotes soil microbes and causes ...
• Carbon capture and storage: how much leakage is acceptable?
  Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is expected to play a key role in climate change mitigation strategies. However, identification of safe underground storage ...
• Herbicide-tolerant crops can improve water quality
  The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations ...
• India takes steps to reduce persistent organic pollutants
  India being a signatory to the Stockholm Convention would require to develop a National Implementation Plan to demonstrate how the obligations of the ...

  View More News       Submit your News